optimizerpro.exe

PC Utilities Software Limited

Part of the Optimizer Pro / Driver 'PC optimizer' product lines marketed by Adsology and distributed through various bundled software (PPI and commission) channels. The application optimizerpro.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 23 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e1004b6c3cce7b23cbde9ab44b31e7d2

SHA-1:
08299e4b8a1effac60e72198dcb6e38ee24b9503

SHA-256:
24c4e2a1038cb86d23535c6506b3c8eff788d4960f2e693cc632108e053abb3d

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Installed with the Optimizer Pro software which is bundled by 3rd-party monetization programs.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:02:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimizerPro
2014.08.11

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BProtector.Gen2
7.11.141.176

avast!
Win32:BProtect-J [Trj]
2014.9-150412

AVG
SHeur4
2016.0.3142

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19144

Dr.Web
Trojan.NtRootKit.17026
9.0.1.0102

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
9.9645

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
4/12/2015

F-Prot
W32/OptimizePro.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimizerPro
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.14.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.12998

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2203

McAfee
Artemis!E1004B6C3CCE
5600.6798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.dacfim
0.28.2.61349

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.12.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.391
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities
15.4.12.6

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0EFQ14
7.2.102

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0EFQ14
10.465.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32094

File size:
7 MB (7,323,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\software\optimizerpro.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/18/2014 4:11:20 AM

Valid to:
3/18/2016 4:11:20 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, L=London, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27761464329322

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/7/2014 7:57:13 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:TRG7erXXPFZVcgyFGYRycOy9qZokIGa8pwdozBLdOmkNWtks+Go1CWhxdAQEiknZ:lAMXXVUGYRbOy9qG8n0NWj+G6hA1Z

Entry address:
0x3D74C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, B0, A5, 43, 00, E8, 14, C4, FC, FF, E8, 03, 86, FC, FF, 8D, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9808

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
240.5 KB (246,272 bytes)

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